In the seven years between releases, Melbourne’s Dirty Three found individual success that raised the instrumental trio’s profile beyond expectation for 2012’s Toward the Low Sun. The gorgeous melancholy of “Moon on the Land” and “Rain Song” recalls Warren Ellis’ soundtrack work with Nick Cave, while “Furnace Skies” and “That Was Was” applies their avant-garde approach to the muscular contractions of ’70s hard rock. Drummer Jim White’s unconventional rhythmic patterns cement their deserved reputation as audacious musicians who blow past all expectations.